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CDUS43 KUNR 160838
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
138 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 57 1242 PM 63 2000 36 21 46
MINIMUM 24 125 AM -22 1950 13 11 12
AVERAGE 41 24 17 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.30 1985 0.00 0.00 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.15 -0.11 0.35
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.50 -0.29 0.81
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.15 -0.11 0.35
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 24 41 -17 36
MONTH TO DATE 382 615 -233 691
SINCE DEC 1 1307 1838 -531 1694
SINCE JUL 1 2494 3523 -1029 2913
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 49 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 67 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 25.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 100 AM
LOWEST 25 1100 AM
AVERAGE 53
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 68 1973
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -26 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 441 PM MST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 443 PM MST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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